Mike Airhart was the founding editor of Ex-Gay Watch, until he left in 2007. He has returned as a contributing writer. He is a project manager and data scientist for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and an interfaith advocate, living near Phoenix, Arizona.
With regard to this quote,
“Brown overlooks other accounts of OutFest in which antigay activists hint at their own disruptive behavior that led to arrest. Instead, Brown cites aggressive criminal charges against the antigay activists — ethnic intimidation, reckless endangerment, criminal conspiracy — as proof that the would-be victims were somehow to blame for an event reminiscent of “Nazi Germany.”
The following statement, “antigay activists hint at their own disruptive behavior that led to arrest” is totally false.
The Christians who were arrested at Outfest were peaceful and law abiding. They were on the scene for a total of about fifteen minutes and did little more that sing a couple hymns. I should know, I am one of them.
With regard to this quote,
“Brown overlooks other accounts of OutFest in which antigay activists hint at their own disruptive behavior that led to arrest. Instead, Brown cites aggressive criminal charges against the antigay activists — ethnic intimidation, reckless endangerment, criminal conspiracy — as proof that the would-be victims were somehow to blame for an event reminiscent of “Nazi Germany.”
The following statement, “antigay activists hint at their own disruptive behavior that led to arrest” is totally false.
The Christians who were arrested at Outfest were peaceful and law abiding. They were on the scene for a total of about fifteen minutes and did little more that sing a couple hymns. I should know, I am one of them.
Dennis, you posted to the wrong thread.
I’ll address your points there